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Homeopathy and Hayfever

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Homeopathy and Hayfever Hay fever is an allergic response to pollen that affects the mucous membranes of the nose, eyes and air passages. Symptoms include watery discharge from the nose and eyes sneezing and irritability. This can be caused by the pollen of various grasses and plants, timothy grass and rye grass cause most problems in the summer and tree pollens peak in the spring; the pollen is air-borne and can be blown over long distances in the breeze. It is a seasonal allergy. Many of the symptoms of hay fever are similar to those of the common cold, colds are often associated with mild fever and are usually gone within a week, while hay fever sufferers often have a feeling of being wiped out for weeks on end. Most cases of hay fever occur in the spring and summer when the antigen is grass pollen. Pollen is recognised as a foreign bodyan antigen. Like an infectious moleculesuch as a virusit stimulates the immune system to generate antibodies. Because of the action of these antibodies, the mucus membranes in the nose and surrounding areas release histamine and other substances, which are normally produced in response to infection. The role of histamine is to dilate local blood vessels, making them more permeable, and thereby helping components of the immune system to get to work clearing up any irritation. As a result, some people show the classic symptoms of itching, sneezing, a streaming or blocked nose and itchy, red, watery eyes. Around thirty per cent of people also experience wheezing or breathlessness, this is known as pollen asthma. Conventional treatments consist of desensitisation injections, these have shown to be of limited value; anti histamine tablets and nasal sprays give some temporary relief and cause side effects of drowsiness and effect co-ordination. In severe cases steroid preparations are prescribed, these can depress more important immune function, and tend to deepen the imbalance in the natural defence system. ...

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